Fire at Disney's Beach Club Resort

[castlecake2.0]

Guests evacuated from all the restaurants

 

[DCBaker]

A couple social media reports -

 

[dreday3]

I read they are already being let back inside.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

How do you start ice cream on fire?

 

[wdisney9000]

New kitchen sink celebration is lit!

 

[Skywise]

There's a pool RIGHT THERE!

 

[vikescaper]

Harmonious wants to go down fighting, doesn’t it?

 

[Gringrinngghost]

A couple social media reports -

 

[Movielover]

Time for Under New Managment already?

 

[ohioguy]

How much did Disney charge for the "experience"? Check your hotel invoices, Beach Club guests!!

 

[Lilofan]

How much did Disney charge for the "experience"? Check your hotel invoices, Beach Club guests!!

When the dining location was evacuated someone perhaps left without paying for their meal.

 

[Goofyernmost]

When the dining location was evacuated someone perhaps left without paying for their meal.

Some of them probably didn't get a chance to eat it either. Disney will survive the massive loss.

 

[Patcheslee]

How do you start ice cream on fire?

Experimenting with flambe?

 

[monothingie]

This was a minor fire contained to a fryer. All the Disney commercial kitchens with fuel burning appliances have suppression systems designed for kitchen staff to operate in the event something like this. (Even every single EPCOT Festival Kitchen kiosk has one)

Activation of the system would have shut down the fuel source, cut power, applied an extinguishing agent, tripped the fire alarm, and activated the ventilation/exhaust system.

Based on the limited videos it looks like they pulled the fire alarm and evacuated. The fact that no one operated the suppression system is a major safety training fail for Disney. By not utilizing the suppression system they actually may have created more of a safety hazard not only for guests, but also first responders.

 

[Ayla]

This was a minor fire contained to a fryer. All the Disney commercial kitchens with fuel burning appliances have suppression systems designed for kitchen staff to operate in the event something like this. (Even every single EPCOT Festival Kitchen kiosk has one)

Activation of the system would have shut down the fuel source, cut power, applied an extinguishing agent, tripped the fire alarm, and activated the ventilation/exhaust system.

Based on the limited videos it looks like they pulled the fire alarm and evacuated. The fact that no one operated the suppression system is a major safety training fail for Disney. By not utilizing the suppression system they actually may have created more of a safety hazard not only for guests, but also first responders.

I 100% agree. This is literally why fire suppression systems are installed!

 

[tallica]

This was a minor fire contained to a fryer. All the Disney commercial kitchens with fuel burning appliances have suppression systems designed for kitchen staff to operate in the event something like this. (Even every single EPCOT Festival Kitchen kiosk has one)

Activation of the system would have shut down the fuel source, cut power, applied an extinguishing agent, tripped the fire alarm, and activated the ventilation/exhaust system.

Based on the limited videos it looks like they pulled the fire alarm and evacuated. The fact that no one operated the suppression system is a major safety training fail for Disney. By not utilizing the suppression system they actually may have created more of a safety hazard not only for guests, but also first responders.

the suppression system failed according internal chatter.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

the suppression system failed according internal chatter.

I was thinking this must be the case, fire systems are usually automatic.

 

[shernernum]

Ansul and other similar systems installed in the hoods usually have manual pull stations to activate them.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Florida Fire Prevention Code, NFPA 1 50.4.4.1 requires automatic fire-extinguishing systems in kitchens.

 

[hosekiller]

Most kitchen systems are designed to operate automatically and have manual pull stations. But that doesn’t mean they always work as designed.